The Immortal Emperor Returns Chapter 48 - The Exposure of the Frame-up

Chapter 48 The Exposure of the Frame-up

Chu Xun stayed with Tang Rou for the whole afternoon.
Though Chu Xun had told her that things would be solved soon, Tang Rou still could not rest assured about it. She was a naive girl, but she knew it was a tough trouble. Despite that she had entered the entertainment circle less than a year, she had seen many predecessors fall from glory to misery. Sometimes, a wrong statement in front of media wound cause serious consequences.
“Don’t worry!” Chu Xun comforted Tang Rou, who felt uneasy.
In fact, Chu Xun had no experience in dealing with this kind of thing, so he first adopted a shocking method to scare those senior executives before leaving the matter to Qin Huanyu, an insider of entertainment industry. He believed that under the threat of death, Qin Huanyu would handle the matter well.
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On the other side, the makeup artists were putting makeup on Lin Kai and Chen Qianqian.
It was said that each of the makeup artists had a pair of magical hands. In less than half an hour, the embarrassed Chen Qianqian became dazzling.
Lin Kai also changed into a tight hand-made suit and looked more handsome after putting on makeup.
However, the two of them looked at themselves in the mirror with dull eyes, and their hearts were filled with regret. After today, they would no longer be attracting or popular among people.
Qin Huanyu pushed the door open and walked into the room, followed by Chen Hanlong and Zheng Guangyi, who walked leisurely.
Qin Huanyu signaled the makeup artist and other staff to go out first.
“Tsk tsk... Old Zheng, they do look good after putting on make up.” Chen Hanlong smiled weirdly.
Before Zheng Guangyi could reply, he walked to Chen Qianqian and rubbed her plump breast.
Chen Qianqian trembled but dared not to struggle.
Chen Hanlong looked at her and grinned before saying, “Can you feel my touch through ilica gel as well?”
Although she was now under Chen Hanlong’s control, Chen Qianqian, as a woman, looked at Chen Hanlong with anger in her eyes.
“If you like, you can take her home and enjoy your time when your business is done here,” Zheng Guangyi teased.
“Piss off.” Chen Hanlong taunted smilingly without looking back. He walked to Lin Kai and observed him for a while before saying, “This guy looks good and is fair-skinned. Good, good...”
Zheng Guangyi and others could not help but feel disgusted and wondered if Chen Hanlong had a special habit.
Chen Hanlong looked back and saw that others all stared at him with strange expressions. He was confused for a moment, but soon he realized something and got angry.
“Stop looking at me so wretchedly. Damn, I’m not a pervert.”
At the moment, a staff knocked on the door and walked in after getting the permission.
“Director Qin, everything has been arranged, and the media has also arrived and been informed in advance.”
Qin Huanyu nodded and said to Lin Kai and Chen Qianqian, “You don’t need me to teach you what to do, do you?”
Lin Kai and Chen Qianqian nodded but looked very sad.
“Fu*k, cheer up. Don’t make that sad face as if you have just lost your parents.” Chen Hanlong scolded discontentedly.
Lin Kai and Chen Qianqian tried hard to smile but looked even uglier than when they were crying.
“Damn, are you really stars? Even a dog could make more expressions than you.” Chen Hanlong waved his hand disdainfully and said, “Alright, make sure you’ll do your best. I promise you that I’ll help you find a good job and make money easily after the business is done.”
Everyone could not help but look at Chen Hanlong suspiciously, especially Lin Kai and Chen Qianqian.
They used to make a lot of money and spend a lot, thus they almost had no deposit. If they were no longer stars, they might be starved since they were weak physically.
“Don’t look at me like looking at shit. I always keep my words and redeem my promise.”
The several people could not help but scold Chen Hanlong secretly for being vulgar. Chen Hanlong behaved respectfully like a gentleman only in front of Chu Xun, and without Chu Xun’s presence, he would behave like a rogue.
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Liu Xin, who had left the room with an excuse when Chu Xun came in, rushed into Tang Rou’s rest room again.
She turned on the TV that hung on the wall and yelled, “Look.”
The two of them looked up at the TV and saw many people in the screen.
“Friends from the press, welcome to the media conference of Mr. Lin Kai and Miss Chen Qianqian.” The person who spoke was Ji Min.
“Excuse me, Miss Ji, why did Mr. Lin Kai and Miss Chen Qianqian suddenly hold this media conference?”
“Miss Ji, are those negative news about Tang Rou, one of the artists of your company, real?”
“Rumors has it that many business partners have stopped cooperating with Miss Tang Rou and appealed against her for their loss. Is this news real? If it’s real, how will your company treat Miss Tang Rou?”
The journalist held the microphone and uttered the questions one after another.
Ji Min looked calm, and her expression remained unchanged. She was indeed a PR worker and showed her talent of a great leader. Smiling, she said, “Tang Rou is the key artist trained by our company. I want to ask you, my friends from the press, would our company give big support to an artist with bad conduct?”
“Miss Ji, do you mean that the news on the Internet is not true?” a reporter asked loudly.
“However, according to our investigation, the intimate photos on the Internet are not photomontages but real. Could you please explain this, Miss Ji?”
Those reporters were actually entertainment journalists, namely paparazzi. At the moment, they were really like dogs when they vied with each other in uttering questions.
Ji Min put her hands down, signaling everyone to be quiet.
“Those photos about Miss Tang Rou on the Internet are real, but according to our investigation, the background of those photos is Villa of Plum and Lakes. Do you remember that Tang Rou shot a public service advertisement several days ago. It was done in Villa of Plum and Lakes, and she performed in the advertisement for free, and it’s no other than Mr. Lin Kai that she cooperated with. So, the intimate photos of her and Mr. Lin Kai were just the screenshots of the advertisement before it was cutting down. Someone framed Tang Rou with these photos, and Director Lu could testify what I said is true.”
“In that case, who is the other man that acted intimately with Tang Rou in those photos? Could you explain this?”
As soon as Ji Min finished her words, a reporter pursued the matter and uttered another sharp question.
Ji Min still remained calm with a professional smile on her face.
“We have also investigated this. The other man is Tang Rou’s brother, and what you saw in those photos are just they playing together. They used to play together. I don’t know who is this nasty person that framed Tang Rou with this.”
It was very clever of Ji Min to sat these words. If someone still pursued the matter regarding those photos, they would be regarded nasty. Ji Min said those words to let those reporters shut up.
“On behalf of our company, I want to make a statement that we believe and trust Miss Tang Rou. As for the rumor and false charge against Miss Tang Rou, we have started a legal procedure to hold those who spread the rumor accountable, so as to uphold justice for Miss Tang Rou.”
After saying this, Ji Min left no chance to the reporters to utter any more question by saying, “My friends from the press, since you’re here to attend the conference of Mr. Lin Kai and Miss Chen Qianqian, I’ll leave the following time to you.”
Knowing well about Ji Min’s identity, the reporters understood that they could not get any news from her, so they shifted their focus to Lin Kai and Chen Qianqian.
The cameras then turned to aim at Lin Kai and Chen Qianqian.
“Mr. Lin and Miss Chen, do you hold this media conference to announce good news?”
A reporter could not wait any longer and asked.
“I’m curious about that too. Are you going to admit the relationship between the two of you?”
There had been gossips about Lin Kai and Chen Qianqian. Though it was just the hype made by their company, outsiders knew nothing about it. Moreover, they did have a close relationship, no wonder the reporters would thought that they were going to admit their relationship.
“Dose we look like that we have some good news to announce?” Lin Kai cursed secretly. He used to like to deal with the reporters because they could bring him with enough publicity. However, now, he felt those reporters so disgusting.
Seeing that those reporters all stretched out their necks and widened their eyes for exclusive news, he suddenly got an evil idea—what if he did not make the statement according what Qin Huanyu said? What would be the consequence?
However, he soon gave up the idea because Chen Hanlong, the overlord of the underworld in Gujiang City, had told him clearly that he would perish his family if he said a wrong word. Lin Kai dared not to take a risk for Chen Hanlong was well-known for his cruelty. He could not afford to offend him.
He could not help but think of the scene of Huang Chenguang being swallowed by the fire dragons without leaving anything behind. He also thought of his uncle, Lin Hong. If Lin Hong had really fallen down from the 22nd floor, he would have become a pile of meat paste. Thinking of this, Lin Kai got a chill and hurriedly collected his thoughts.
Lin Kai stood up and smiled before saying loudly, “Thanks for your coming, my friends from the press. Miss Chen and I held this conference not because we have some good news to announce but because we want to apologize to Miss Tang Rou.”
The reporters were stunned for a moment, but soon they became excited for they thought they could get some shocking news that day judging from the words.
“In fact, those photos on the Internet were taken by me and were released by Miss Chen. As for the news about her, we made up it.”
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There was an uproar among the reporters.
“Why would you do this?” a reporter asked.
“Because of jealousy, resentment...” Lin Kai’s reply was simple.
The reporters got feverish at the words. There had been news that Chen Qianqian was jealous of Tang Rou’s talent for all of Tang Rou’s songs were composed by herself.
Since they were reporters, paparazzi in the entertainment circle, they knew well about this industry and were good at playing on words. With the news they got on the conference, they could write a long report about it.
However, they were not satisfied yet and wanted to dig out more news.
The conference lasted for more than an hour, and the reporters all looked satisfied.
In the final part of the conference, Lin Kai would honestly answer every question that the reporters asked and even confessed the affairs between him and other female stars, including Chen Qianqian.
During the past one hour, Chen Qianqian looked transfixed. No matter what the reporter asked her, she would only nod her head, and Lin Kai became her spokesperson sometimes regarding some questions.
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Chu Xun turned off the TV.
“Brother Chu Xun, what would happen to them?” Tang Rou was born to be kindhearted. Kindness was precious, but sometimes, it was cheap. For example, now, Tang Rou started to sympathize with Lin Kai and Chen Qianqian.
Liu Xin was about to say something but was stopped by Chu Xun, who waved his hands at her.
“Rourou, remember that one has to take responsibility for the mistakes they made and pay for what they owe others, understand?”
Just like the man who hid in the dark and framed him would have to pay the price sooner or later.
Tang Rou nodded but did not fully understand the words. She believed that Chu Xun would never hurt her anyway.